College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 West Changjiang Road, Hefei, 230036, China.
Key Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Ministry of Agriculture, Laboratory of Quality and Safety Risk Assessment for Animal Products on Biohazards (Shanghai) of Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Nov;28(42):60276-60289. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-14052-9. Epub 2021 Jun 22.
Zearalenone (ZEA) and Deoxynivalenol (DON) are two mycotoxins highly detected in agricultural products and feed. Both mycotoxins produce reproductive toxicity and pose a serious threat to human and animal health, among which pigs are the most sensitive animals. Sertoli cells (SCs) play an important role in spermatogenesis; however, the combined toxicity of ZEA and DON and the screening of effective protective agents remains to be determined. By studying the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on the cells exposed to 20 μM of ZEA and 0.6 μM of DON, we explored the protective mechanism of NAC (4 mM) on the cytotoxic injury of piglets SCs induced by both mycotoxins. The results showed that the combination of ZEA and DON destroy organelles and SCs structures, NAC significantly alleviates the damage caused by ZEA and DON. NAC also significantly increased the expression and distribution of zonula occludens 1 (ZO-1), decreased the relative mRNA and protein expression levels of Bax, Bid, caspase-3, and caspase-9, and increased Bcl-2 expression level and inhibited the decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential. Further, NAC also eases the cell cycle arrest and oxidative stress caused by ZEA and DON. In summary, our results show that NAC could alleviate SCs injury via reducing the oxidative damage and apoptosis caused by ZEA and DON.
玉米赤霉烯酮(ZEA)和脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇(DON)是两种在农产品和饲料中高度检测到的真菌毒素。这两种真菌毒素都具有生殖毒性,对人类和动物健康构成严重威胁,其中猪是最敏感的动物。支持细胞(SCs)在精子发生中起重要作用;然而,ZEA 和 DON 的联合毒性以及有效保护剂的筛选仍有待确定。通过研究 N-乙酰半胱氨酸(NAC)对暴露于 20 μM ZEA 和 0.6 μM DON 的细胞的影响,我们探讨了 NAC(4 mM)对两种真菌毒素诱导的仔猪 SCs 细胞毒性损伤的保护机制。结果表明,ZEA 和 DON 的联合作用破坏了细胞器和 SCs 结构,NAC 显著减轻了 ZEA 和 DON 引起的损伤。NAC 还显著增加了紧密连接蛋白 1(ZO-1)的表达和分布,降低了 Bax、Bid、caspase-3 和 caspase-9 的相对 mRNA 和蛋白表达水平,增加了 Bcl-2 的表达水平,并抑制了线粒体膜电位的降低。此外,NAC 还缓解了 ZEA 和 DON 引起的细胞周期停滞和氧化应激。总之,我们的结果表明,NAC 可以通过减轻 ZEA 和 DON 引起的氧化损伤和细胞凋亡来缓解 SCs 损伤。